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Tenure-Track at the University of Regensburg

Tenure-Track

The tenure-track model at the University of Regensburg offers academics attractive career prospects in an early career phase. The tenure-track-professorship is initially limited in time and, after a successful evaluation process, becomes a lifetime professorship.

There are three models at the University of Regensburg:

  • W1 with tenure track to W2
  • W1 with tenure track to W3
  • W2 with tenure track to W3

Clearly defined target criteria based on the university-wide catalogue of criteria, which are determined during the appointment process together with the faculty and the applicant - individually and according to the subject - ensure transparency in the evaluation.

 

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Tenure-track statutes and legal basis

The structure of a tenure-track professorship is defined in the tenure-track statutes of 28 May 2025.

General information on appointment procedures at the University of Regensburg can be found in the guidelines for conducting an appointment procedure.

Further information on recruitment requirements can be found in the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG).

Tenure Track Programme

As part of the federal-state programme for the promotion of young academics (external link, opens in a new window), the University of Regensburg was able to acquire and fill 16 tenure-track professorships.

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General conditions for tenure-track professorships

Equipment

Tenure-track professors carry out their research and teaching duties independently and receive appropriate resources. This ensures a high degree of independence.

Reduction of the teaching load

W1 junior professors have a teaching obligation of 5 teaching hours in the first three years and 7 teaching hours in the following three years. For holders of W2 development professorships, a reduction in the teaching load is also possible upon application.

Extension years

In order to improve the compatibility of family and career, up to two additional years can be applied for in the case of childcare or caring for relatives.

Mentoring

Every TT professor can request the support of a professor from their own faculty as a contact person for developing their academic profile. The mentor's task is to provide professional advice, encouragement and support. In contrast to external coaching, TT professors receive experienced internal contact persons who provide targeted professional feedback on an equal footing.

Tenure@UR programme

A target group-specific support programme "Tenure@UR" is offered for all tenure-track professors. It is tailored to the needs of TT professors and can be taken according to individual requirements.

Tenure@UR includes:

  • Networking activities that enable the exchange of experiences between colleagues
  • Workshops for interdisciplinary further qualification,
  • individual coaching, especially at the beginning of the tenure phase.

To the current Tenure@UR programmes

In addition to this offer, which is reserved for TT professors, the offers of the Centre for University and Academic Teaching - CUAT, the Center for Language and Communication (external link, opens in a new window) and other central institutions (external link, opens in a new window) can be used.

The tenure-track coordinator Christiane Kellner and the team at WIN will be happy to advise you.

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Tenure Board

The cross-faculty Tenure Board is responsible for ensuring comparable standards and assessment criteria for the evaluation procedure for tenure. It is involved in the appointment committees for the evaluation of tenure-track professors.

Members of the Tenure Board

 

Chair:

Prof Dr John Lupton


Faculty of Physics
Prof Dr Lutz ArnoldFaculty of Business Economics, Economics and Real Estate
Prof Dr Antje BäumnerFaculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Prof Dr Ulrich BeckerMax Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Munich
Prof Dr Neva CaliskanFaculty of Biology and Preclinical Medicine
Prof Dr Björn JansenFaculty of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Prof Dr Nina JanichTechnical University of Darmstadt
Prof Dr Angelika LingnauFaculty of Human Sciences

 

Deputy members of the Tenure Board

 

Prof Dr Helmut AbelsFaculty of Mathematics
Prof Dr Bernd HartmannFaculty of Law
Prof Dr Laura LieberFaculty of Catholic Theology
Prof Dr Dorit MerhofFaculty of Informatics and Data Science

 

Contact persons

Christiane Kellner

Tenure-Track-Koordinatorin

Sabrina Biehl

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